Autism-Europe

06/10/2026

On European Carers Day, we say to all carers: We see you; you deserve a break; and you deserve strong social rights!

We join the European Association Working for Carers in calling for social care, including unpaid care, to be a top priority on the EU agenda. Across Europe, millions of people support autistic children and adults while also working, studying, raising families, and taking part in their communities.

The burden falls disproportionately on women and informal carers. No one should have to choose between caring for someone they love and earning a living. Care doesn't follow a schedule, flexibility matters!

Flexible working, a supportive workplace culture, and carers' leave are essential steps but not sufficient. Carers also need access to high-quality, affordable long-term care and comprehensive community-based services to enable them to take breaks and balance their caring responsibilities.

Read our position in our submission to the UN on family care for children with disabilities 👇 Link in the comments.

06/10/2026

Welcome to Belgium Piotr Wróbel!

Last Tuesday, Piotr, father of an autistic child, founder of the Fundacja 515 kilometrów started walking from the Council of Europe in Strasbourg towards the European Parliament in Brussels to raise awareness of autistic people's rights. After Luxembourg, he's now arrived to Belgium!

The walk is held under the patronage of Porozumienie Autyzm-Polska, a member of Autism-Europe.

Follow his adventure online, or come and meet him if you are nearby!

Fondation Autisme Luxembourg APEPA asbl
Maison de l'Autisme - Bruxelles

CZWARTA GRANICA! 🇧🇪

Jestem w Belgii! 🔥
Francja, Niemcy, Luksemburg i teraz Belgia. Cztery kraje na własnych nogach.

Parlament Europejski coraz bliżej. Bruksela coraz bliżej.
Idę dalej. Dla praw osób w spektrum autyzmu. 💙

Podajcie dalej. Niech ten marsz będzie widoczny!
Niech Europa usłyszy ten głos!

🇫🇷 QUATRIÈME FRONTIÈRE !

Je suis en Belgique ! 🔥
France, Allemagne, Luxembourg et maintenant Belgique. Quatre pays à pied.

Le Parlement européen se rapproche. Bruxelles se rapproche.
Je continue. Pour les droits des personnes autistes. 💙

Partagez ! Faisons connaître cette marche !

🇩🇪 VIERTE GRENZE!

Ich bin in Belgien! 🔥
Frankreich, Deutschland, Luxemburg und jetzt Belgien. Vier Länder zu Fuß.

Das Europäische Parlament kommt immer näher. Brüssel kommt immer näher.
Ich gehe weiter. Für die Rechte autistischer Menschen. 💙

Bitte teilt diesen Beitrag. Macht diesen Marsch sichtbar!

🇬🇧 FOURTH BORDER!

I’m in Belgium! 🔥
France, Germany, Luxembourg and now Belgium. Four countries on foot.

The European Parliament is getting closer. Brussels is getting closer.
I keep walking. For the rights of autistic people. 💙

Please share. Let’s make this march visible!

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05/10/2026

Creating inclusive employment opportunities for autistic people is a collective responsibility: A key takeaway from the Green ASC VET - Metautism final conference at the European Parliament.

Last week in Brussels, project partners celebrated the project's achievements and presented innovative resources to modernise and tailor Vocational Education and Training (VET) to the needs of autistic people:

- 🥽 Interview Master app: to practise a virtual reality job interview with different recruiters.

-🎥 360° occupational videos: to explore different workplaces and get a sense of each environment and its sensory stimuli.

-🛠️ Autism-aware VET training catalogue: to gain real-life skills on adapted simulators, learn safety procedures without risk, and get to know how to work in a similar environment.

- 📚 Training programmes and guidelines for teachers and trainers: to make informed decisions and personalise each experience.

During the event, partners called for better access to disability-informed vocational education and inclusive employment across Europe. We were joined by Natasa Novakovic, and Katarina Ivanković Knežević who emphasised the responsibility of employers and policymakers to improve hiring strategies, combat stereotypes, and transform workplace processes, culture, and environments.

Huge thanks to all partners for their commitment to lifelong education and helping autistic people pursue their aspirations with curiosity and confidence.

A special thank you to Eva Gale, a graphic design student, who volunteered her time to create the posters for the event💚

Access all our resources for free!
Link in the comments 👇

02/10/2026

Walking 400+km in 14 days for autistic people's rights!

Meet Piotr Wróbel from Poland, father of an autistic child. On Tuesday, he set off on foot from the Council of Europe in Strasbourg towards the European Parliament in Brussels.

He is asking a question that many families of autistic people know well: what will happen to our children when we are no longer here to fight for them?

This walk follows months of campaigning in Poland. In November 2025, Piotr, founder of the Fundacja 515 kilometrów, submitted a national petition calling for systemic change in education, healthcare, diagnosis, therapy, family support and support for autistic adults. It gathered over 59,000 signatures.

On 21 August 2026, he also submitted a petition to the European Parliament on the practical implementation of autistic people's rights in Poland.

His message is simple: "A right written in a convention, a law or a strategy matters only if a person can actually use that right in everyday life." The walk is held under the patronage of Porozumienie Autyzm-Polska, a proud member of Autism-Europe.

In the coming days, we will share Piotr's updates from the road. Follow along, and if you live along the route, perhaps you will get the chance to meet him!

01/10/2026

"What will happen to my child when I am no longer here?"

Last week, our Polish member, Porozumienie Autyzm-Polska held the 'Not invisible' march in Warsaw, calling for state budget funding for supported housing for persons with disabilities and for Poland to fulfil its deinstitutionalisation commitments.

Marchers called on the Polish government to guarantee state budget funding for supported housing and to honour its deinstitutionalisation commitments under the UN CRPD. They delivered a petition to the Ministry of Finance, then walked to several other ministries, the Sejm and the Prime Minister's Office.

Autism-Europe stands in solidarity and calls for the respect of autistic people's right to receive the necessary support to live, and be included in the community, in line with the UN CRPD.

Read the full story: Link in the comments!

30/09/2026

When the experiences of autistic people are not adequately captured in data collection, they remain invisible. Some groups, such as people living in institutions are particularly at risk of being overlooked. That is why improving the collection of equality data across Europe, including data that is sufficiently granular and disaggregated by types of disabilities is so important.

Today, Autism-Europe attended the EU High-Level Roundtable on Equality Data, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss how robust, reliable and comparable data can help tackle discrimination and advance equality across Europe.

For autistic people, better data means better recognition of the barriers they face, stronger evidence to inform policy action, and greater accountability in delivering rights, inclusion and equal opportunities. We are pleased to contribute to this important discussion and call for further meaningful involvement of people with disabilities, in all their diversity, in the design, collection and use of equality data.

21/09/2026

Last call: Register before this Wednesday (23/09/26) to attend our event at the European Parliament in Brussels! 📢

Join us on September 29 to improve access to inclusive vocational training, employment, and career development for autistic people. High-level policymakers will join us to address barriers to equal opportunities and employment in Europe.

Autistic people want to work and can excel in diverse careers, especially when the environment is supportive and tailored to their specific needs. We will explore practical ways to empower autistic people through innovation in vocational education and training (hashtag ), alongside access to adapted support and reasonable accommodations in the workplace.

Project partners from the Green ASC VET - Metautism will present free resources and extended-reality technologies they have developed to modernise career guidance and job searching!

Register now to exchange with experts in inclusive learning and accessible design!

17/09/2026

Ne manquez pas notre évènement à la fin du mois !

Do not miss out on our event at the end of the month!

Read more on our website: Link in the comments.

Green ASC VET - Metautism

📣 Autisme-Europe vous invite à découvrir le projet Green ASC VET !

Le mardi 29 septembre, Autism-Europe organise au Parlement européen à Bruxelles un événement consacré à l’accompagnement vers la formation et l’emploi des personnes autistes. 💼

Au programme : présentation des résultats du projet européen Green ASC VET - Metautism, échanges autour de l’emploi inclusif et découverte d’outils utilisant la réalité virtuelle et augmentée pour accompagner les personnes autistes dans leur parcours professionnel.

🥽 Les participant·es pourront notamment découvrir des simulations d’entretien d’embauche, des immersions à 360° dans différents environnements professionnels ainsi que des exercices permettant de s’entraîner à certaines tâches et situations de travail.

L’occasion également d’échanger autour des bonnes pratiques en matière de recrutement, de formation, d’intégration et de management inclusifs.
📅 Mardi 29 septembre 2026
🕙 10h - 12h
📍 Parlement européen : Bruxelles, salle Spinelli 3H1
💻 Participation également possible en ligne
🌍 Événement en anglais, avec interprétation notamment en français et en néerlandais via Wordly.

👉 Plus d'infos et inscriptions : https://autisme.brussels/fr/actualite/fin-septembre-participez-levenement-sur-lemploi-inclusif-et-la-realite-virtuelle-dautisme

La Maison de l'Autisme est un projet porté par la COCOF - Commission communautaire française

16/09/2026

'Over the years, one of the hardest things wasn't autism itself, it was the misinformation. The looks, the judgements, the people who think they know, but don't.'

Meet Cláudia from Portugal: She is the mother of Afonso, an autistic non-verbal man. In this video, she shares why the campaign is deeply personal to her. She talks about his unique way of communicating and about her frustration with people who think that because he doesn’t speak, he doesn’t understand.

For Cláudia, making the world more accessible is about more than ramps or rules — it’s changing people’s hearts and minds, so that they can truly see Afonso, not just his disability. Listen to her full story on our website!

03/09/2026

Have you ever wondered what it's like to work as a gardener, a crane operator, or a project manager assistant? 🤔

Come and discover the Green ASC VET - Metautism free resources during our final conference at the European Parliament!

On 29 September, project partners will present the tools they have developed over the past three years to modernise and tailor vocational education, training, and employment support programmes for autistic people by using extended-reality technologies.

Try our immersive simulators, experience a virtual job interview, and learn from experts in accessible vocational education, training, and inclusive design. Register now to secure your spot! 👇 Link in the comments.